Bleach has been serialized in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Sh¨­nen Jump since August 2001,
and has been collected into 48 tank¨­bon volumes as of December 2010[update]. Since its publication,
Bleach has spawned a media franchise that includes an ongoing animated television
series that is produced by Studio Pierrot in Japan, two original video animations, four animated feature films,
seven rock musicals, and numerous video games,
as well as many types of Bleach-related merchandise.
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Szayel, whose senses are heightened by the drug, feels Mayuri's zanpakut¨­ piercing through his
hand and heart for what he feels as centuries before he dies. After restoring Nemu to full health,
Mayuri orders her to clear away the rubble that concealed Szayel's laboratory.
Afterwards, Mayuri heals Ury¨±'s injuries. Meanwhile, Kenpachi has difficulty cutting through Nnoitra's skin,
which Nnoitra claims is the toughest of any of the Espada, but believes that Nnoitra can be injured.
Kenpachi stabs Nnoitra through his eye patch, but Nnoitra counterattacks, injuring Kenpachi.
He then reveals that Kenpachi had stabbed him through his hollow hole,
which is where his left eye should have been.